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Written Question
Jamaica: Prisons
Tuesday 3rd April 2018

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government has allocated to the costs of a new prison in Jamaica since September 2015; and what the status is of the construction of that prison.

Answered by Alistair Burt

In January 2017 the Government of Jamaica formally declined the UK Government’s offer to support the costs of building a new prison in Jamaica. No cost allocation has therefore been made.

Written Question
Developing Countries: Prisons
Thursday 29th March 2018

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas development aid funding has been allocated to the construction of prisons in each country in receipt of such funding since 2010.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

DFID does not collate figures on how much ODA funding has been specifically allocated to prison construction. However, we have supported the reform and rehabilitation of prisons in developing countries, such as £2.3 million in Somalia.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"15. Does not President Trump’s declaration on the Paris agreement blow a hole in the UK’s objectives on the climate change agreement as part of the millennium development goals?..."
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Written Question
Department for International Development: Pay
Thursday 25th February 2016

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of her Department were in each of the last five years.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The figures given in the table below represent the average (mean) salary for each of the defined categories requested as at the 31st of January in each of the last three years. Providing information for 2012 and 2013 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Year
(as at 31/01)

Average Female Hourly Rate
(£)

Average Male Hourly Rate
(£)

Average Full Time Hourly Rate
(£)

Average Part Time Hourly Rate
(£)

2014

24.95

26.53

25.76

25.05

2015

24.95

27.03

25.79

27.10

2016

25.15

27.18

26.08

25.68

DFID pay is set within Civil Service rules defined by HM Treasury, and grade specific scales operate regardless of gender. Differences in hourly rates apply due to the grade and location profile of the organisation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What work her Department is undertaking in Syria; and if she will make a statement...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2014
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"The Minister will recognise that the UK is making a significant contribution to the Syrian crisis, yet UN and other agencies estimate that there is still a shortfall of around $5 billion in required investment. What steps can she take to encourage partner agencies and other countries to step up …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Mar 2014
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"2. What recent reports she has received on the humanitarian situation in and around Syria; and if she will make a statement...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Mar 2014
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"Two key issues now face children in Syria: first, polio is rife, and vaccination levels are extremely low; and, secondly, UNICEF confirmed to me only yesterday that 2.5 million children in Syria or in refugee camps are receiving no education whatsoever. I know that those are major challenges, but will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jul 2012
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"A number of my constituents have relatives who are refugees from Syria or who are trying to exit Syria, where there is shelling in cities such as Aleppo. What steps is the Minister taking to work with the Home Office to identify British people and people who have contacts in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2011
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"Q9. On reflection, is now the right time for the Prime Minister to scrap Labour’s indeterminate sentences for public protection, as the Justice Secretary wants to do? They were introduced to save dangerous violent criminals from harming the British public. Will the Prime Minister accept from me that the decision …..."
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